JP3036421B2 - Rear seat device for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rear seat device for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a rear seat device for a vehicle disposed on a rear surface of a vehicle having a step, which is one step higher.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, as an example of a vehicle rear seat device disposed at a higher portion at the rear of a floor surface of an automobile, a structure as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-189245 is known.

As shown in FIG. 8, in this vehicle rear seat device, a rear seat 70 comprises a seat cushion 72 and a seat back 74, and the seat back 74 is a first seat back.
It is rotatable around the hinge 76 toward the front of the vehicle (the direction of the arrow S1 in FIG. 8). The seat cushion 72 is connected to the vehicle floor 80 by an L-shaped link arm 78, and is rotatable forward (in the direction of arrow S2 in FIG. 8).

Accordingly, in this vehicle rear seat device,
By moving the seat cushion 72 and the seat back 74 of the rear seat 70 to the positions shown in FIG.
2 can be used as the receiver.

However, in this vehicle rear seat device, as shown in FIG. 9, the seat cushion 72 is erected and the luggage 82 is placed on the back portion 74A of the seat back 74.
If a shock is applied to the front of the vehicle in a state where the vehicle is placed (standing state), the load 82 may move forward (in the direction of the arrow Y in FIG. 9) and come into contact with the seat cushion 72. When the load 82 is in contact with the seat cushion 72 in advance (the state indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 9), the inertial force of the load 82 acts on the seat cushion 72. Therefore, in order to reliably prevent the forward movement of the seat cushion 72 due to the load 82, the link arm 78 supporting the seat cushion 72, the link arm 78
It is necessary to sufficiently reinforce the support portion, the front seat 84, and the like, resulting in a significant increase in weight.

[0006] As a vehicle rear seat device for improving this, at least a seat cushion of a rear seat disposed on a floor surface behind a stepped vehicle having a step is rotated downward by about 90 degrees by a rotary slide mechanism from a position rotated forward by about 90 degrees. And the front part of the seat cushion fits on the floor in front of the vehicle, which is one step lower, so that the seat cushion can be reliably moved forward. A vehicle rear seat device has already been filed by the present applicant (Japanese Patent Application No. Hei 7-244875).

[0007]

However, in this vehicle rear seat device, the seat cushion is always movable by the rotary slide mechanism. Therefore, when the seat cushion is rotated forward of the vehicle, the seat cushion rotates and slides. The mechanism always tries to move downward (toward the center of rotation). Therefore, approximately 180
In the case of the folded state in which the seat cushion is rotated by 90 degrees, it is necessary to hold the seat cushion so as not to move downward at a position rotated by approximately 90 degrees in front of the vehicle.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and has as its object to provide a vehicle rear seat device capable of improving the handleability when the seat cushion is rotated forward of the vehicle.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, at least a seat cushion of a rear seat provided on a floor surface behind a stepped vehicle having a step is connected to a vehicle rear floor by a rotary slide mechanism. Yes,
A normal sitting state, a standing state in which the front portion of the seat cushion moves downward from a position rotated approximately 90 degrees forward of the vehicle and fits on the vehicle front floor one step lower, and
In a vehicle rear seat device configured to be movable to a folded state rotated by 0 degrees, a stopper means for preventing sliding downward of the seat cushion during the rotation of about 90 degrees, a releasing means for releasing the blocking of the sliding, It is characterized by having provided.

Therefore, the seat cushion is moved forward by approximately 90 degrees.
In the case where the seat cushion is rotated by an angle, the downward movement of the seat cushion can be prevented by the stopper means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle rear seat device according to the first aspect, the rotary slide mechanism includes a rail and an upper plate provided on the seat cushion side, and a lower provided on the vehicle floor side. plate,
An upper plate cover for rotatably connecting a front end portion of the upper plate and a front end portion of the lower plate, and an upper plate cover for covering the hinge portion of the upper plate and the hinge portion of the lower plate around the connection means, respectively. And two lower plate covers, wherein each of the two lower plate covers is formed with a chamfered portion, and one of the lower plate covers is provided with an operating portion so that the two lower plate covers can rotate relative to each other. And

Therefore, by rotating one of the lower plate covers by operating the operation portion and adjusting the phases of the chamfered portions of both the lower plate covers, when the seat cushion is turned approximately 90 degrees forward, the seat cushion is lowered. Can slide. Further, by shifting the phase of the chamfered portions of both lower plate covers, it is possible to prevent the seat cushion from sliding downward when the seat cushion is turned by approximately 90 degrees.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of a vehicle rear seat device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the drawings, an arrow FR indicates a forward direction of the vehicle, an arrow IN indicates an inward direction of the vehicle width, and an arrow UP indicates an upward direction of the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 5, the rear seat 10 of the first embodiment is divided into a left rear seat 10A, a central rear seat 10B, and a right rear seat 10C at a ratio of approximately 4: 2: 4 along the vehicle width direction. And each rear seat 10
A, 10B, 10C each rear seat cushion 12A,
In a normal use state (not shown), 12B and 12C are disposed on a floor surface 14A at the rear of the vehicle, which is one step higher than the floor 14 having a step.

The right rear seat cushion 12C of the right rear seat 10C is attached to the front end of the floor surface 14A via a rotary slide mechanism 18, and the rotary slide mechanism 18 rotates the vehicle rearward by approximately 90 degrees (in the forward direction). An upright state in which the front portion of the right rear seat cushion 12C moves downward from the state shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5 and fits on the floor surface 14B in front of the vehicle, which is one step lower (the state shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 5).
And a folded state rotated substantially 180 degrees in front of the vehicle (FIG. 5).
(Solid line state).

The left rear seat cushion 12A of the left rear seat 10A is also attached to the front end of the floor surface 14A via the rotary slide mechanism 18, similarly.
The rotary slide mechanism 18 can move between a standing state and a folded state.

Each rear seat cushion 12A, 1
Rear seatbacks 20A, 20B, and 20C are attached to the rear portions of the rear seats 2B and 12C so as to be rotatable forward by hinges (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 3, the rotary slide mechanism 1
8 is each rear seat cushion 12A, 12B, 12C
And a hinge portion 24 attached to the floor 14.

The rail 22 has a plurality of mounting holes 23 formed therein. Bolts (not shown) inserted into these mounting holes 23 allow the respective rear seat cushions 12A, 12A to be provided.
B, 12C along the vehicle front-rear direction. The hinge portion 24 includes a pin 26 as a connecting means along the vehicle width direction, an upper plate 28 on which the rail 22 is slidably mounted, and a lower plate 30. The front end 28A and the pair of left and right front ends 30A and 30B of the lower plate 30 that are curved in a cylindrical shape are connected by pins 26. Therefore, the upper plate 28 is
Is rotatable about a pin 26.

Further, mounting holes (not shown) are formed in the lower plate 30, and the lower plate 30 is fixed to the floor 14 by bolts 31 inserted into these mounting holes.

In a normal use state, the rear seat cushion 12 is locked to the floor 14 at a rear portion thereof (omitted in the drawing). By setting a plurality of such locks,
The rear seat has a seat slide function during normal use.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper plate 28
The vicinity of the front end of the upper plate 28 including the front end 28A is covered with an upper plate cover 32 shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Further, the front end 30A of the lower plate 30 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction is C
The front end 30B of the lower plate 30 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction is covered with a lower plate cover 34 as a letter-shaped stopper means.
It is covered with a lower plate cover inner 36 as a letter-shaped stopper means.

As shown in FIG. 1, the diameter of the lower plate cover outer 34 is set slightly smaller than the diameter of the lower plate cover inner 36. Further, the lower plate cover inner 36 is provided at the front end 30 of the lower plate 30.
B, and a beveled portion 36A as a releasing means is formed on the outer peripheral front side. On the other hand, the lower plate cover outer 34 is connected to the front end 30 of the lower plate 30.
1A, the clockwise rotation direction of FIG. 1 (the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1) and the counterclockwise rotation direction of FIG.
(In the direction of arrow B), and a part of the outer peripheral portion is formed with a chamfered portion 34A as a releasing means. At the lower end of the lower plate cover outer 34, a lever portion 34B as an operation portion extends radially outward.

By operating the lever portion 34B to rotate the lower plate cover outer 34 in the direction of arrow B and bringing the lever portion 34B into contact with the inclined surface 30C of the lower plate 30, the lower plate cover outer 34 is beveled. The position of the portion 34A is the facing portion 36 of the lower plate cover inner 36.
From the position A, it moves in the direction of arrow B. In this state (the state shown in FIG. 1), the front end portion 22A of the rail 22 comes into contact with the outer peripheral portion of the lower plate cover outer 34 and the rail 22 is moved. Is prevented from moving downward.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the lower plate cover outer 34 is rotated in the direction of arrow A by operating the lever portion 34B and the lever portion 34B is set in the vertical position (the position in FIG. 2), the lower plate The position of the chamfered portion 34A of the cover outer 34 matches the position of the chamfered portion 36A of the lower plate cover inner 36. In this state (the state shown in FIG. 2), when the rail 22 is moved from the normal use state (the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 2) to a position rotated approximately 90 degrees forward of the vehicle (the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2), Rail 2
2 is a chamfered portion 34A of the lower plate cover outer 34.
The lower plate cover inner 36 can be moved downward (in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 2) along the chamfered portion 36A of the inner plate 36.

As shown in FIG. 5, the central rear seat 10
B is attached to the front end of the floor surface 14A via a rotary slide mechanism 19, and the rotary slide mechanism 19 moves downward from a position rotated approximately 90 degrees in front of the vehicle so that the front portion of the rear seat cushion 12 is moved downward. It can be stored in an upright state (the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 5) that fits in the upper part of the floor tunnel section 40 that is half a step lower. In addition, since the console box 42 arranged on the floor tunnel portion 40 is located in front of the central rear seat 10B, it is not necessary to further rotate the central rear seat 10B further forward from a position rotated approximately 90 degrees forward of the vehicle. For this reason, the rotary slide mechanism 19 has a configuration in which the lower plate cover inner 36 is provided at both the front ends 30A and 30B of the lower plate 30 in the rotary slide mechanism 18, and the rotary slide mechanism 19 is rotated approximately 90 degrees forward of the vehicle. Then, it always moves downward from that position.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.
In the vehicle rear seat device of the first embodiment, the respective rear seat cushions 12A and 12C of the left rear seat 10A and the right rear seat 10C are rotated by the rotary slide mechanism 18.
It can rotate to the front of the vehicle. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the lever portion 3 of the lower plate cover outer
By operating the lower plate cover outer 34 and operating the lever portion 34B in the vertical position, the position of the chamfered portion 34A of the lower plate cover outer 34 is changed to the chamfered portion 36A of the lower plate cover inner 36. Matches the position. For this reason, the rail 22 fixed to the rear seat cushion 12 is in a normal use state (a state indicated by a solid line in FIG. 2).
When the rail 22 is turned approximately 90 degrees in front of the vehicle (the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2), the rail 22 is moved to the chamfered portion 34A of the lower plate cover outer 34 and the chamfered portion 36A of the lower plate cover inner 36. Along the bottom (arrow C in FIG. 2).
Direction).

Accordingly, the left and right rear seat cushions 12
After rotating A and 12C approximately 90 degrees forward, they can be further slid downward and stored in the position shown by the dashed line in FIG. 5 (standing state), so that the left and right rear seat cushions 12A and 12C can be stored.
C and the left and right rear seat backs 20A, 20C are located at a low position, so that it is possible to easily load and unload luggage from the front seat side.

On the other hand, when the respective rear seat cushions 12A and 12B of the left rear seat 10A and the right rear seat 10C are rotated forward by the rotary slide mechanism 18,
As shown in FIG. 1, when the lower plate cover outer 34 is rotated by operating the lever portion 34B of the lower plate cover outer 34 and the lever portion 34B is brought into contact with the inclined surface 30C of the lower plate 30, the lower plate cover The position of the chamfered portion 34A of the outer 34 moves in the direction of arrow B from the position of the chamfered portion 36A of the lower plate cover inner 36. For this reason, the front end 22A of the rail 22 abuts on the outer peripheral portion of the lower plate cover outer 34, and the downward movement of the rail 22 is prevented.

Therefore, in the left rear seat 10A and the right rear seat 10C of the vehicle rear seat device of the first embodiment, when each of the rear seat cushions 12A and 12C is rotated by approximately 180 degrees forward of the vehicle by the rotary slide mechanism 18, The lever 34B is connected to the inclined surface 30 of the lower plate 30.
C, the position of the chamfered portion 34A of the lower plate cover outer 34 becomes lower plate cover inner 36
Is moved in the direction of arrow B from the position of the chamfered portion 36A, so that the rear seat cushions 12A and 12C can be rotated while being prevented from slipping toward the center of rotation during rotation. In particular, when the left rear seat 10A and the right rear seat 10C are in a folded state rotated substantially 180 degrees in front of the vehicle, the respective rear seat cushions 12A,
Since the rear seat cushions 12A and 12C can be prevented from moving downward at a position where the 2C is rotated approximately 90 degrees forward of the vehicle, the handleability when rotating the rear seat cushions 12A and 12C forward of the vehicle is improved. Can be.

Further, the left rear seat 10A and the right rear seat 10C of the vehicle rear seat device of the first embodiment are
By operating the lever portion 34B of the lower plate cover outer 34, the chamfered portion 34 of the lower plate cover outer 34 is operated.
Since the position of the rear seat cushions 12A and 12C is controlled by the relative movement between the position A and the position of the chamfered portion 36A of the lower plate cover inner 36, the structure is simple, and In addition to the upper plate cover 32, the lower slide plate cover inner 34 and the lower plate cover outer
8 can be covered, so that the hinge 24 of the rotary slide mechanism 18 does not directly hit the leg of the occupant.

Next, a second embodiment of the vehicle rear seat device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, the rear seat 50 of the second embodiment is divided into a left rear seat 50A and a right rear seat 50B at a ratio of about 4: 6 from the left along the vehicle width direction. The rear seat 50A is attached to the front end of the floor surface 14A via the rotary slide mechanism 18 of the first embodiment, and moves downward from a position rotated substantially 90 degrees forward of the vehicle by the rotary slide mechanism 18. The left rear seat cushion 52A is in a standing state in which the front portion of the left rear seat cushion 52A fits on the vehicle front floor surface 14B, which is one step lower (a state indicated by a solid line in FIG. 6), and a folded state rotated substantially 180 degrees in front of the vehicle (a state indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. And it can be moved to.

On the other hand, the right rear seat 50B is attached to the front end of the floor surface 14A via the rotary slide mechanism 19 of the first embodiment, and is rotated by approximately 90 degrees forward of the vehicle by the rotary slide mechanism 19. From below, and the right rear seat cushion 52B can be stored in an upright state (solid line state in FIG. 5) in which the front part of the right rear seat cushion 52B fits in the upper part of the floor tunnel part 40 which is half a step lower.

The rear seat cushions 52A, 52A,
Rear seatbacks 54A and 54B are attached to the rear portion of 2B so as to be rotatable forward by hinge portions (not shown).

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.
In the left rear seat 50A of the second embodiment, the left rear seat cushion 52A is rotated by the rotary slide mechanism 18.
When the vehicle rotates approximately 180 degrees in the forward direction of the vehicle, the lever portion 34B is operated to rotate the lower plate cover outer 34 in the direction of arrow B, and the lever portion 34B is brought into contact with the inclined surface 30C of the lower plate 30. It is possible to rotate the left rear seat cushion 52A while preventing the left rear seat cushion 52A from sliding toward the center of rotation. In particular, the left rear seat 50A
When the left rear seat cushion 52A is rotated by approximately 90 degrees toward the front of the vehicle, the left rear seat cushion 52A is rotated by approximately 180 degrees toward the front of the vehicle.
Since A can be prevented from moving downward, it is possible to improve the handleability when rotating the left rear seat cushion 52A forward of the vehicle.

Further, in the left rear seat 50A of the vehicle rear seat device according to the second embodiment, the position of the chamfered portion 34A of the lower plate cover outer 34 and the position of the lower plate are controlled by operating the lever 34B of the lower plate cover outer 34. The relative movement of the position of the chamfered portion 36A of the cover inner 36 causes the left rear seat cushion 52A to move.
, The structure is simple, the structure is simple, and in addition to the upper plate cover 32, the lower plate cover outer 34 and the lower plate cover inner 36
Thus, the hinge 24 of the rotary slide mechanism 18 can be covered, so that the hinge 24 of the rotary slide mechanism 18 does not directly hit the occupant's leg.

Next, a third embodiment of the vehicle rear seat device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the rear seat 60 of the third embodiment, a seat back 61 is attached to a floor surface 14A behind the vehicle, which is one step higher than the floor 14, and is separated from a rear seat cushion 62. I have.

The rear seat 60 is divided into a left rear seat 60A and a right rear seat 60B at a ratio of about 4: 6 from the left side in the vehicle width direction. The left rear seat cushion 62A of the left rear seat 60A is the first embodiment. Is attached to the front end of the floor surface 14A via a rotary slide mechanism 18 of
An upright state in which the front portion of the left rear seat cushion 62A is moved downward from a position rotated approximately 90 degrees forward of the vehicle and fits on the vehicle front floor surface 14B, which is one step lower (solid line in FIG. 7).
And a folded state rotated approximately 180 degrees in front of the vehicle (FIG. 7).
In the state of the two-dot chain line).

On the other hand, the right rear seat cushion 62B of the right rear seat 60B is attached to the front end of the floor surface 14A via the rotary slide mechanism 19 of the first embodiment.
By moving downward from the rotated position, the right rear seat cushion 62B can be stored in an upright state (the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 7) in which the front part of the right rear seat cushion 62B fits in the upper part of the floor tunnel part 40 which is half a step lower.

A child seat portion 64 is formed in a portion of the right rear seat cushion 62B of the right rear seat 60B which is in contact with the upper portion of the floor tunnel portion 40. The child seat portion 64 is formed by a hinge (not shown) by a hinge (not shown). The rear seat cushion 62B can be folded up to the seating surface side. For this reason, the child seat portion 64 can be prevented from interfering with the floor tunnel portion 40 by setting the child seat portion 64 in the folded state (the state indicated by the solid line in FIG. 7), and the height of the right rear seat 60B in the upright state can be reduced. The height is set to be the same as the height of the left rear seat 60A in the upright state.

Accordingly, the left rear seat 6 according to the third embodiment is provided.
At 0A, when the left rear seat cushion 62A is rotated by approximately 180 degrees in the forward direction of the vehicle by the rotary slide mechanism 18, the lever portion 34B is operated to rotate the lower plate cover outer 34 in the direction of arrow B, and the lever portion 34B Abuts against the inclined surface 30C of the lower plate 30, it is possible to rotate the left rear seat cushion 62A while preventing the left rear seat cushion 62A from sliding toward the center of rotation. In particular, when the left rear seat 60A is in a folded state rotated by approximately 180 degrees forward of the vehicle, the left rear seat cushion 62A can be prevented from moving downward at a position where the left rear seat cushion 62A is rotated approximately 90 degrees forward of the vehicle. The handleability when the left rear seat cushion 62A is rotated forward of the vehicle can be improved.

Further, in the left rear seat 60A of the vehicle rear seat device according to the third embodiment, the position of the beveled portion 34A of the lower plate cover outer 34 and the position of the lower plate 34A are operated by operating the lever 34B of the lower plate cover outer 34. When the position of the chamfered portion 36A of the cover inner 36 relatively moves, the left rear seat cushion 62A
, The structure is simple, the structure is simple, and in addition to the upper plate cover 32, the lower plate cover outer 34 and the lower plate cover inner 36
Thus, the hinge 24 of the rotary slide mechanism 18 can be covered, so that the hinge 24 of the rotary slide mechanism 18 does not directly hit the occupant's leg.

In the above, the present invention has been described in detail with respect to a specific embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and various other embodiments are within the scope of the present invention. It is clear to a person skilled in the art that is possible.

[0049]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, at least the seat cushion of the rear seat disposed on the floor surface behind the vehicle having a step and higher by one step is connected to the vehicle rear floor by a rotary slide mechanism. It moves between a seated state, a standing state in which the front part of the seat cushion moves downward from a position rotated substantially 90 degrees forward of the vehicle and fits on the vehicle front floor one step lower, and a folded state rotated substantially 180 degrees forward of the vehicle. In the vehicle rear seat device which is configured to be capable of being provided, a stopper means for preventing downward sliding of the seat cushion during the rotation by about 90 degrees and a releasing means for releasing the inhibition of the sliding are provided. There is also an excellent effect that the handleability when rotating the cushion forward of the vehicle can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle rear seat device according to the first aspect, wherein the rotary slide mechanism comprises:
A rail provided on the seat cushion side and an upper plate, a lower plate provided on a vehicle floor side, and a connecting means for rotatably connecting a front end of the upper plate and a front end of the lower plate; An upper plate cover and two lower plate covers respectively covering the surrounding upper plate and the lower plate hinge portion are provided. Each of the two lower plate covers has a chamfered portion, and one of the lower plate covers has an operating portion. Since the two lower plate covers are rotatable relative to each other, the handleability when the seat cushion is rotated forward of the vehicle can be improved, the structure is simple, the upper plate cover and the two lower plates are provided. The hinges of the rotary slide mechanism will not directly hit the occupant's legs due to the plate cover Also it has excellent effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a state in which a vehicle rear seat device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is moved to a folded state.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing a state in which the vehicle rear seat device according to the first embodiment of the present invention moves to a standing state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a rotary slide mechanism of the rear seat device for a vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from the front outside;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the rotary slide mechanism of the rear seat device for a vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from the front outside the vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the interior of the vehicle to which the vehicle rear seat device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied, as viewed obliquely from the front of the vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a vehicle interior to which a vehicle rear seat device according to a second embodiment of the present invention is applied, as viewed obliquely from the front of the vehicle.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a vehicle cabin to which a vehicle rear seat device according to a third embodiment of the present invention is applied, as viewed obliquely from the front of the vehicle.

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view showing a seated state of a vehicle rear seat device according to a conventional embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view showing a standing state of a vehicle rear seat device according to a conventional embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Rear seat 10A Left rear seat 10B Central rear seat 10C Right rear seat 12 Rear seat cushion 14 Floor 14A One-stage higher vehicle rear floor surface 14B One-stage lower vehicle front floor surface 18 Rotation slide mechanism 22 Rail 24 Hinge part 26 Pin (connection means) 28 Upper plate REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 30 lower plate 32 upper plate cover 34 lower plate cover outer (stopper means) 34A chamfered part (release means) 34B lever part (operating part) 36 lower plate cover inner (stopper means) 36A faced off part (release means) 50 rear seat 50A left rear seat 60 rear seat 60A left rear seat

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] At least a seat cushion of a rear seat disposed on a floor surface behind a vehicle having a step and higher by one step is connected to a vehicle rear floor by a rotary slide mechanism. A rear seat apparatus for a vehicle configured to be movable between a standing state in which the front part of the seat cushion moves downward from a position rotated by degrees and the front part of the seat cushion fits on the vehicle front floor one step lower, and a folded state in which the seat cushion is rotated substantially 180 degrees in front of the vehicle. A rear seat device for a vehicle, comprising: stopper means for preventing downward sliding of the seat cushion during the rotation by about 90 degrees; and releasing means for releasing the inhibition of the sliding. 2. The rotary slide mechanism includes a rail and an upper plate provided on the seat cushion side, a lower plate provided on a vehicle floor side, and a front end of the upper plate and a front end of the lower plate. An upper plate cover and two lower plate covers respectively covering the hinge portion of the lower plate and the upper plate around the connection means, wherein the two lower plate covers include: 2. The vehicle rear seat device according to claim 1, wherein a beveled portion is formed, and an operation portion is provided on one of the lower plate covers so that the two lower plate covers can rotate relative to each other.